Salter Street
Westferry, London

Project Description

Salter Street is a six storey building immediately adjacent to the Docklands Light Railway viaduct and Westferry Station. It provides 17 new dwellings with a variety of types including larger family units and a mix of tenures to create a sustainable development with a commercial unit on the ground floor. The site has a rich diversity of historic docklands fabric, views towards Canary Wharf’s skyline and a mix of light industrial and residential use.

Client – Treasure Global Resources Limited

Structural Engineer – Manhire Associates

M&E – Acumen Technical

Contractor – Formation Construction

CLT Supplier – KLH

Status – Completed August 2013

Number of residential units – 17 (2 affordable, 2 shared ownership)

Commercial Unit – 102sqm

Gross internal floor area – 1,370sqm

Construction cost – £2.5m

Sustainability rating – Code 4 for Sustainable Homes

Photography: Agnese Sanvito